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A study by technology research firm Gartner, which recently surveyed 6,295 people between the ages of 13 and 74, reveals almost a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter less than when they first signed up for the services, with many saying the services s…

Attractive people are less likely to cooperate with others, and more likely to focus on their own interest, according to a new study Spanish researchers had volunteers participate in “Prisoner’s Dilemma“-type games and found that those with the most symmetrical facial features generally took the sel…

New research suggests most people could easily lose up to two pounds a month simply by eating off smaller plates and focusing more on their food during mealtimes.In one study, people ate 45 percent more popcorn when they were given a larger size of the snack food, and diners given a “bottomles…

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association states women who’ve been the victim of rape, sexual assault, stalking, or intimate-partner violence are much more likely to develop a mental disorder.In the study, researchers in Australia found 57 percent of women who’d suffered at leas…

Pop another keg in Athens, Ohio because Ohio University has been named the top party school in the nation by a student survey in the Princeton Review’s annual ‘Best Colleges’ edition.Ohio University has made the best party school list 12 times since 1997, but th…

We all know eating too much and moving too little can add a little extra around the waist. But can your personality lead to weight gain too?A new study published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology says it’s possible.Three researchers from the US Department of Health and Human Servic…